An election for a local Farm Service Agency county committee is underway.
The committee’s administrative area covers the townships of Almon, Aniwa, Bartleme, Birnamwood, Fairbanks, Germania, Hutchins, Morris and Wittenberg. It also includes the Stockbridge-Munsee Community; therefore, all tribal members are also eligible to vote.
Cheryl Bergold, FSA county executive director, said voters will be electing a representative to serve a three-year term on the committee. The seat is held by Jeff Long, of Wittenberg, who is completing a three-year term and is eligible to serve another term. He is the sole nominee for the position.
Ballots have been mailed to all eligible voters. These ballots must be completed, signed and returned to the FSA county office or postmarked by Dec. 1 to be counted, Bergold said. She also reminded voters to sign their ballots. Without a valid signature, the vote cannot be counted.
The FSA county committee system gives local farmers and landowners a say in how the federal farm programs are administered at the local level. For more information, or if you did not receive a ballot, call the FSA office at 715-524-4814, ext. 2.